Just*in Time: October 2013
Posted on October 18, 2013 by A&U in Columns, Just*in Time
Just*in Time by Justin B. Terry-Smith Justin, I was recently diagnosed with HIV and I have been dealing with it pretty well but there are still times—at least once or twice a day—when I feel insecure or down about the situation. I have basically come to terms with the fact that I have HIV and [...]
The Walking Cure
Posted on August 14, 2013 by A&U in Columns, Frontdesk
Frontdesk by David Waggoner August carries a lot of mixed emotions for me. For one thing, it’s the month I was first diagnosed with AIDS. For another, it reminds me of when I was first preparing to launch A&U, which debuted in the Fall of 1991, and all it took to get there. I remember [...]
Mother & Child Reunion
Posted on May 24, 2013 by A&U in Columns, Frontdesk
Frontdesk by David Waggoner Mayhem is a better word for May, the way I look at it. Mayhem from the stresses of living in an uncertain, unsafe world. What with the aftermath of the Boston bombings and the rising cases of a new strain of bird flu coming out of China…life is stressful! One looks [...]
Hanged, Beaten, Burned
Posted on April 2, 2013 by A&U in Columns, Left Field
Civil rights abuses against LGBT & HIV-positive individuals threaten to put lives at stake Left Field by Patricia Nell Warren As the AIDS epidemic spread across the U.S., a big barrier to stopping it was the stigma on vulnerable groups—especially LGBT people. After thirty years of civil-rights struggle, the U.S. has improved its attitude, with [...]
Debra Messing
Posted on November 21, 2012 by A&U in Cover Story
Setting Her Sights Sky High Wrapping up the second season of NBC’s hit musical drama SMASH, in which she currently co-stars, Emmy award-winning actress Debra Messing takes a break from the set to remember her late mentor Paul Walker and to discuss why serving as PSI Global Ambassador for HIV/AIDS is a lead role that [...]
Ashamed to Die
Posted on November 14, 2011 by A&U in Noteworthy, Positively Literary
Ashamed to Die: Silence, Denial, and the AIDS Epidemic in the South by Andrew J. Skerritt Lawrence Hill Books Reviewed by Nancy Ellegate AIDS has long been identified as a disease of gay men in large cities, particularly New York and San Francisco. These perceptions remain, alongside the knowledge that the disease has become increasingly [...]
Life Worth Watching
Posted on July 27, 2011 by A&U in Movies & TV, The Arts
A South African Film Explores Courage and Survival Amid the AIDS Pandemic by Chip Alfred It’s called Life, Above All, but the opening scene takes place at the funeral of a baby who died of AIDS. The heartrending image of a tiny white coffin being lowered into the ground sets the tone for the film, [...]
